title: Treatment of young offenders who drink or use drugs: a critique of McMurran and Boyle (1990)
abstract: The 1990 study by McMurran and Boyle suffers from use of a small sample, weak intervention and making a big to do about nonsignificant differences. Contrary to their claims, there is no reason to think that group intervention will increase recidivism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA 70609-1895.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Eisenman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011330:Prisons; D012657:Self-Help Groups; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*